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The Louisiana State Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing Orleans Parish Traffic Court judges to increase the amount of court costs. The 32-0 vote on the bill proposed by Sen. Edwin Murray of Violet, LA […]

The City of New Orleans has issued parking instructions and reminders in advance of the Crescent City Classic 10K road race scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 23, 2011. The event is expected to […]

A student from Tulane University is reported to have stolen a vehicle in the early hours of Friday morning March 18th and subsequently crashing into 8 other vehicles before finally being arrested by NOPD officers. […]

Yesterday at an awards luncheon hosted by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission in Baton Rouge, the NOPD received an award for the most DWI arrests in the state of Louisiana by a municipal police department. […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight (Friday 1/28) in the Uptown Central City area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the […]

Orleans and Jefferson Parish are both planning to purchase special vans to be used in future DWI checkpoints. Each van comes with a $350,000 price tag and a number of features to aid officers. The […]

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Saturday (December 11th)in the Gentilly, Lakeview, and Lake Vista areas from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to […]

Happy Thanksgiving from Bloom Legal! While Thanksgiving is a wonderful time during which many travel home to be with friends and family as well as to prepare for the upcoming Saints vs Cowboys game, it […]

Many people know that Thanksgiving is the biggest period of travel across the United States due to the extremely large number of individuals making their way to spend the holiday with friends and family. However, […]

The Louisiana Supreme Court has extended the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals’ stay against Judge Paulette Irons’ ruling that traffic cameras violate the New Orleans City Charter. Following Judge Irons’ ruling against the cameras, the […]

This week, state police set up a mock accident in which one teen driver was texting while driving and ran into another. In order to give a strong message to the people of Louisiana about […]

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an emergency stay at the request of the City of New Orleans against Judge Paulette Irons’ ruling last week that traffic cameras violate the city’s charter. The […]

Judge Paulette Irons ruled today that the city’s recently installed Photo Safety Enforcement Program violates the New Orleans city charter due to the fact that it places its administration under the Department of Public Works […]

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the Gentilly area from approximately 9pm to 5am on Wednesday, September 22nd. Drivers are advised to […]

The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight somewhere in Chalmette. No details were released regarding the exact location or time of the checkpoint. […]

The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement today indicating that they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the Warehouse District from approximately 9pm to 5am on Friday, September 3rd. Drivers are advised to […]

Fresh off of a stint in L.A.’s Lynwood Correctional Facility, Lindsay Lohan has reportedly received her first bit of good luck with the law in a long time. Lohan was allegedly stopped by police officers […]

A law that was passed by the Louisiana State Legislature takes effect this Sunday that will make text messaging while driving a primary offense. Prior to this weekend, police were able to cite drivers for […]